Unapojitoa kwa ajili ya mafanikio, unapochagua kuondoka kwenye maisha ya kawaida na kwenda kwenye maisha ya mafanikio, ya kufanya makubwa na kupiga hatua zaidi, watajitokeza watu wengi ambao watakupa ushauri, ambao kwao wanaamini ni ushauri muhimu sana. Lakini sehemu kubwa ya ushauri ambao watakupa ni kukuonesha jinsi gani mambo yatakuwa (more…)
“You have been formed of three parts—body, breath, and mind. Of these, the first two are yours insofar as they are only in your care. The third alone is truly yours.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 12.3 Hongera sana mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii nyingine nzuri sana ya leo. Ni nafasi bora na (more…)
Ukirusha jiwe juu, baada ya muda litarudi chini. Jiwe hili limeweza kwenda juu sana na baadaye kurudi chini. Je unafikiri kuna tofauti yoyote kati ya jiwe lililokuwa juu na lililorudi chini? Hakuna, ni jiwe lile lile. Hivi ndivyo tunavyopaswa kujichukulia sisi wenyewe tunapokuwa juu na tunapokuwa chini. Maisha yetu yanabadilika, (more…)
“These are the characteristics of the rational soul: self-awareness, self-examination, and self-determination. It reaps its own harvest. . . . It succeeds in its own purpose . . .” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 11.1–2 Ni siku nyingine mpya, siku bora na ya kipekee sana kwetu. Ni shukrani pekee tunayopaswa kuitoa kwa (more…)
Kwenye jambo lolote maishani mwako, nafasi nzuri kwako kwenda ni ile yenye mkusanyiko mdogo wa watu. Hapo ndipo unapoweza kupata nafasi ya kufanya kitu na kikaonekana na pia ukapata manufaa mazuri. Lakini hivi sivyo asili yetu binadamu ilivyo, tunapenda kwenda sehemu yenye mkusanyiko mkubwa wa watu, tukiamini kwamba wengi hawakosei. (more…)
“When you let your attention slide for a bit, don’t think you will get back a grip on it whenever you wish—instead, bear in mind that because of today’s mistake everything that follows will be necessarily worse. . . . Is it possible to be free from error? Not by (more…)
Watu ambao hawajafanikiwa wana tabia moja. Tabia hiyo ni kuyafanya mafanikio kuonekana kitu kibaya na wale waliofanikiwa kuonekana watu wabaya. Wale ambao hawajapata kile wanachotaka, wana tabia ya kuwadharau wale ambao wamepata, kwa kujiwekea mazingira ya kuonesha kwamba wale waliopata wanachotaka hawajapata kwa usahihi. Kuna wakati wataonesha kwamba wamepata kwa (more…)
“Here’s a way to think about what the masses regard as being ‘good’ things. If you would first start by setting your mind upon things that are unquestionably good—wisdom, self-control, justice, courage—with this preconception you’ll no longer be able to listen to the popular refrain that there are too many (more…)
Kama umewahi kuangalia mchezo wowote, hasa mpira wa miguu, ambao una ushindani mkali, pale timu moja inapoifunga timu nyingine, ghafla mchezo unabadilika. Timu iliyofunga inapunguza kushambulia na kukazana kulinda zaidi ili isifungwe. Na timu inayokuwa imefungwa inakazana kushambulia zaidi ili kufunga. Hali hii husababisha moja kati ya mambo haya mawili, (more…)
“Epictetus says we must discover the missing art of assent and pay special attention to the sphere of our impulses—that they are subject to reservation, to the common good, and that they are in proportion to actual worth.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 11.37 Hongera sana mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii nyingine nzuri (more…)